And Life Goes On | Kiarostami at The Cinematheque

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AND LIFE GOES ON
(ZENDEGI VA DIGAR HICH)
Iran 1992
Abbas Kiarostami

Straddling boundaries between drama and documentary in the singular Kiarostami fashion, the extraordinary AND LIFE GOES ON was made in the aftermath of a 1990 earthquake that killed tens of thousands in northern Iran. It recounts a journey Kiarostami and his son made to the devastated village of Koker to learn the fate of the two boys who had starred in Kiarostami’s 1987 film WHERE IS THE FRIEND’S HOUSE? It appears to be a documentary, but is actually a restaging: its filmmaker-and-son principals are played by actors; the seemingly extemporaneous interviews and shots were carefully scripted and planned; the devastation sometimes re-created. Even so, earthquake survivors are cast as earthquake survivors; and, for all its formal playfulness, this startling (and startlingly beautiful) work is a poignant tribute to the power of the human spirit in the face of adversity. A masterpiece.

October 18 (Friday) 8:15 pm
October 20 (Sunday) 6:30 pm
October 24 (Thursday) 6:30 pm

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“And Life Goes On: The Films of Abbas Kiarostami”
The singular cinema of the Iranian master Abbas Kiarostami (1940-2016), one of the most acclaimed filmmakers of the past three decades, is celebrated with this near-comprehensive retrospective.
https://thecinematheque.ca/series/and-life-goes-on-the-films-of-abbas-kiarostami

WHERE IS THE FRIEND’S HOUSE?
(KHANEH-YE DOUST KOJAST?)
October 18 (Friday) 6:30 pm
October 20 (Sunday) 4:30 pm
October 21 (Monday) 6:30 pm
https://thecinematheque.ca/films/2019/where-is-the-friends-house

AND LIFE GOES ON
(ZENDEGI VA DIGAR HICH)
October 18 (Friday) 8:15 pm
October 20 (Sunday) 6:30 pm
October 24 (Thursday) 6:30 pm
https://thecinematheque.ca/films/2019/and-life-goes-on

THROUGH THE OLIVE TREES
(ZIR-E DARAKHTAN-E ZEYTON)
October 19 (Saturday) 6:30 pm
October 20 (Sunday) 8:20 pm
October 24 (Thursday) 8:20 pm
October 27 (Sunday) 4:00 pm
https://thecinematheque.ca/films/2019/through-the-olive-trees

CLOSE-UP (NAMA-YE NAZDIK)
October 19 (Saturday) 8:30 pm
October 23 (Wednesday) 6:30 pm
October 27 (Sunday) 8:10 pm
https://thecinematheque.ca/films/2019/close-up

KIAROSTAMI FOR KIDS! PROGRAM 1
October 20 (Sunday) 11:00 am
Special Ticket Price:
$6 (+ free popcorn) for kids 13 and under
$10 for everyone else!
https://thecinematheque.ca/films/2019/kiarostami-for-kids-program-1

HOMEWORK (MASHGH-E SHAB)
October 21 (Monday) 8:10 pm
October 27 (Sunday) 6:30 pm
https://thecinematheque.ca/films/2019/homework

THE TRAVELLER (MOSAFER) +
THE BREAD AND ALLEY (NAN VA KOUTCHEH)
October 23 (Wednesday) 8:30 pm
October 28 (Monday) 6:30 pm
https://thecinematheque.ca/films/2019/the-traveller-bread-alley

KIAROSTAMI: TWO SHORT FEATURES
A WEDDING SUIT (LEBASI BARAYE ARUSI) +
CASE NO. 1, CASE NO. 2
(GHAZIEH-E SHEKL-E AVAL, GHAZIEH-E SHEKL-E DOU WOM)
October 28 (Monday) 8:15 pm
https://thecinematheque.ca/films/2019/kiarostami-two-short-features

TASTE OF CHERRY (TA’AM-E GILAS)
November 1 (Friday) 6:30 pm
November 2 (Saturday) 8:45 pm
November 6 (Wednesday) 8:10 pm
https://thecinematheque.ca/films/2019/taste-of-cherry

THE WIND WILL CARRY US (BAD MA RA KHAHAD BORD)
November 1 (Friday) 8:30 pm
November 2 (Saturday) 6:30 pm
November 3 (Sunday) 6:30 pm
https://thecinematheque.ca/films/2019/the-wind-will-carry-us

ABC AFRICA
November 3 (Sunday) 8:45 pm
November 4 (Monday) 6:30 pm
https://thecinematheque.ca/films/2019/abc-africa

FIVE DEDICATED TO OZU (PANJ)
November 4 (Monday) 8:15 pm
November 6 (Wednesday) 6:30 pm
https://thecinematheque.ca/films/2019/five-dedicated-to-ozu